Class by Post

These cards showcase the beautiful Plush Poinsettia Speciality DSP, which I've coloured in using Blends.  (Come back tomorrow to see a post explaining this easy technique.) Once you have your coloured DSP, cut a 6"x6" square and make a small pencil mark at 1 ½" (4cm) from each corner, and join these lines together.  Cut along pencil lines to make 4 identical shapes.  Glue the DSP to your card front.  I find the DSP really pops from the card if you layer it with some Whisper White first.  Check out the photos below to see [...]

This is a simple card to make, but the poinsettia is the star of the show.  I used a Garden Green card base and a strip of Poinsettia Place DSP cut in a v at one side.  I used the Poinsettia Dies to cut the flowers out of Red Velvet paper, and used the same dies to emboss the veins on to the petals.  (See the photo below for a closeup of the stunning detail you get with these dies.)  The flower was layered together with foam dimensionals and finished with a Beaded Pearl embellishment in the centre.  Loops [...]

Hello happy crafters!  If you've joined my Class by Post group, you should have received your box for September by now.  We've hit Christmas with a vengance.  You've got to get started on those cards at some point, and it can never be too soon! This month I've used the gorgeous Poinsettia Place suite, with luxurious red velvet and gold accents.  There's some quick and easy designs for bulk production, as well as some fancy options for the special people in your life. If you've not signed up yet, why not give it a try? You'll get a bumper [...]